It is truly amazing, every week there are blogs I haven't discovered yet. Seemingly an endless quantity, we defy the laws of physics.
I hop therefore I am. (I saltu ergo sum).
Also, what great people bloggers are! Thanks Crazy for Books and the Parajunkee's View for hosting!
This Week Parajunkee features
Icey Books and this question:
What do you do besides reading / reviewing as a hobby??
I volunteer in my community: sitting the board of a charity providing opportunities for youth at risk, Web Site Administrate for my Junior League, do graphics, fund raise.
Take Pilates twice a week and do cardio at least four times a week.
Play with my cats
In the summer I work in my yard - I have a lot of perennials.I could be out there all day and never be done.
Shop
I love to paint but with blogging, hopefully growing blogging into a business, who has time. I love blogging; it is the most fun I have ever had "working."
Crazy-for-Books Book Blogger Hop
"What very popular and hyped book in the blogosphere did you NOT enjoy and how did you feel about posting your review?"
There are three I can remember: Two in a series I love and one in a series everyone else seems to love. The latter was Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter and the former were Undead and Unfinished by Mary Janice Davidson and Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris.
With Darkest Passion I thought, wow, everyone loves this but me. What is wrong with me? With Undead and Unfinished and Dead in the Family, I was really disappointed because I had been waiting and waiting. That it failed to live up to my expectations was sad, and I have yet to find any other review that had the same impression of Undead and Unfinished.
Generally, I feel sad whenever I give a bad review. But, that is the job. Nothing is all roses.
This Week Parajunkee features Icey Books and this question:
28 comments:
New follower here!
I draw stuff but just for fun.
Feel free to check out my blog:
http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/
Hopping through. Another gym bunny! I don't do a lot of pilates, but I'd like to do more yoga. I'm such a cardio junkie though.
My Hop
Following through Follow friday! Return the favor?
http://moonlightgleam.blogspot.com
wow, you're really busy, that's impressive you have time for reading at all :)
In The Next Room
Hi! Just stopping by from Follow Friday.
Have a great weekend :)
Caroline @ Bon Bons and Reveries
Just stopping by to say hello!
Hey! Old follower stopping by for FF. Wow! You're quite the busy bee with volunteer commitments. I admire anyone who has the time and the drive! Have a great weekend!
Carmel @ Rabid Reads (Twitter)
I'm hopping through on the follow. I so agree. There's nothing worse than waiting and waiting for a book only to find it's a dud...Have a great weekend.
Hi,
Yay! It's Friday! I'm so glad for the week to be over maybe now I can get some reading time in. I'm stopping by for the Blog Hop and Follow Friday. I hope you have a awesome weekend!
I'm an old follower. =)
Danielle
Romance Book Junkies
I agree blogging is my number 1 although I'm not trying to make it into a business. New follower.
Feel free to stop by http://gnbstacks.blogspot.com/
Hopping by! I've always wanted to try Pilates. Have a great weekend :)
I love your responses! I, too, love blogging, but it's probably because I love what I blog about! Pilates rules.
Out of all the Sookie books, DITF was my least favorite, too. I miss the old snarky Eric - he and Sookie played better off of each other.
Stop by if you get a chance and have a great weekend!
-Linds, bibliophile brouhaha
Wow, honest post. I had the same responses you did to the above mentioned books, but I don't generally review. I love blog hopping - you find all sorts of newness!
Happy Friday! Recently, I added "working out" as a hobby of mine too. I seem to be reaping the benefits - I've lost a little weight and feel great. If only reading burned as many calories as jogging...
Have a great weekend!
Diana @ Book of Secrets
& The Forbidden Bookshelf
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I think it's awesome that you volunteer.
I'm following you now! Have a great weekend!
Kristy @ Dreaming By Day
Hey new follower and thanks for the comment and following and yea :) and i find it pretty cool your involved with the community and I love to paint also
I agree with Harris. I loved the Sookie books but the last two or three that came out just aren't in sync with the rest of the series. I'm a new follower! My hop is at Coffee Table Press
Hi Steph!Good to see you stopping by my blog! Love your blog! Lot's of things to learn for a newbie like me! Have a great weekend and stop by soon for a chat! I'm your new follower. Sonette @ bookaholic-worm.blogspot.com
Hello, thanks for the follow.
How many cats do you have? I have one right now, but for a while we had 16.
(I was NOT crazy cat lady!)
Who doesn't like to shop??
Lol, have a great weekend.
Hi Steph
I don't plan to make blogging work but I am suprised how time consuming it is. Good for you for volunteering for at risk kids
Shelleyrae
hi steph! thanks for dropping by my blog and for following. have a great weekend!
hi steph thanks for stopping by, I love pilates too!! I like questions that describe more abot our lives outside of books. Its a little chilly in CA but not like the East Coast happy weekend
Hmmm ... isn't it frustrating when the books you're waiting for doesn't live up to your expectations ?
Thanks for the follow. Am following you back :)
Thanks for stopping by at my blog!
I always feel bad when giving a book a not-so-great review because the author has put so much work in it. Then again, I always reflect my own opinion in my reviews.
Hope you have a great weekend!
Celine @
Nyx Book Reviews
I'm a new follower. Thanks for following me back! Great answers too. I haven't read any of those books you didn't like, though.
There was one very hyped book that I read that I didn't care for, and I know I was in the minority so I felt a little nervous when I posted my review--afraid people would really dislike the review. But hey, you have to be honest in your reviews and I didn't like the book. The review was for Maggie Stiefvater's Linger.
Thank you for dropping by my blog. I am already a follower to your blog and love your reviews!
Thanks for hopping my way, Steph...I enjoy reading the responses and seeing what other blogs are like.
Hope you'll visit again.
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